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June 11, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 11 1
Cubs 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 11 1
Cubs 4 8 1

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .333
OBP .250 .408
At Bats 4 201
Hits 1 67
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 1 33

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 0
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Wrigley Field - June 11, 1961
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Strikeout
Warren Spahn
Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Ron Santo
Richie Ashburn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 8 11 1 3
Chicago Cubs 4 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Joe Schaffernoth
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Torre
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Santo is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Bertell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Barney Schultz now pitching. Maye hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Spahn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Don Elston now pitching. McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to third.
Top 9 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores.
Top 9 Adcock bunts towards the mound. Schaffernoth fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 9 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee Maye now playing right field. Warren Spahn now pitching. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bouchee for the out.
Top 8 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Bob Will now playing left field. Joe Schaffernoth now pitching. Dick Bertell now catching. Lee Maye pinch hits for Felix Mantilla. Maye is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Altman reaches second base with a double. Santo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 7 Don McMahon now pitching. Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 7 George Brunet now pitching. Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mantilla who is chasing the ball. Ashburn reaches third base with a triple. Will scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Billy Williams pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Will moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bob Will pinch hits for Moe Thacker. Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Rodgers trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 7 Rodgers takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Torre moves to second.
Top 7 Torre is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Banks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Banks. Thomas moves to second.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Banks. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Mantilla goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Mantilla is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zimmer hits a popup in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Torre and he is out, McMillan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.
Top 5 Torre hits a line drive into left field. Banks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellsworth strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Bouchee. The throw from Torre and he is out, Mathews applying the tag. Thacker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thacker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mantilla. Bouchee reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mantilla scores.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mantilla moves to third.
Top 4 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Willey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to home to get Bouchee. Rodgers moves to third. Ellsworth moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ellsworth takes first base on ball four. Rodgers moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thacker hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into right field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman takes first base on ball four. Zimmer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews strikes out.
Top 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.